Museo Amparo
Puebla museum of pre-Hispanic, viceregal and modern art in two colonial houses with a rooftop terrace.
The Museo Amparo opened on 28 February 1991, endowed by the Puebla banker Manuel Espinosa Yglesias in memory of his wife, Amparo Rugarte. It occupies two adjoining colonial buildings in the historic centre, one of them part of the Hospital de Nuestra Señora y San Juan de Letrán founded in 1534, adapted for museum use by the architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez. A later renovation led by Enrique Norten of TEN Arquitectos added a glazed entrance hall, library, auditorium and a rooftop terrace overlooking the city.
The permanent galleries begin with El México antiguo, a broad survey of pre-Hispanic art from across Mesoamerica arranged by region and period, with a long illustrated timeline. Further rooms hold viceregal and nineteenth-century painting, furniture and religious silver, together with a growing collection of modern and contemporary work. A programme of temporary exhibitions, concerts, film screenings and courses runs through the year, and the museum publishes research on its holdings.
Highlights
- El México antiguo galleries of pre-Hispanic art from across Mesoamerica
- Rooftop terrace with views of Puebla cathedral and nearby domes
- Viceregal and nineteenth-century painting, furniture and silver
- Renovation by Enrique Norten inserted into two colonial buildings
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